Class AWTEvent
- java.lang.Object
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- java.util.EventObject
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- java.awt.AWTEvent
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable
- Direct Known Subclasses:
- ActionEvent, AdjustmentEvent, AncestorEvent, ComponentEvent, HierarchyEvent, InputMethodEvent, InternalFrameEvent, InvocationEvent, ItemEvent, TextEvent
public abstract class AWTEvent extends EventObject
The root event class for all AWT events. This class and its subclasses supercede the original java.awt.Event class. Subclasses of this root AWTEvent class defined outside of the java.awt.event package should define event ID values greater than the value defined by RESERVED_ID_MAX.The event masks defined in this class are needed by Component subclasses which are using Component.enableEvents() to select for event types not selected by registered listeners. If a listener is registered on a component, the appropriate event mask is already set internally by the component.
The masks are also used to specify to which types of events an AWTEventListener should listen. The masks are bitwise-ORed together and passed to Toolkit.addAWTEventListener.
- Since:
- 1.1
- See Also:
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Component.enableEvents(long)
,Toolkit.addAWTEventListener(java.awt.event.AWTEventListener, long)
,ActionEvent
,AdjustmentEvent
,ComponentEvent
,ContainerEvent
,FocusEvent
,InputMethodEvent
,InvocationEvent
,ItemEvent
,HierarchyEvent
,KeyEvent
,MouseEvent
,MouseWheelEvent
,PaintEvent
,TextEvent
,WindowEvent
, Serialized Form
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field and Description static long
ACTION_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting action events.static long
ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting adjustment events.static long
COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting component events.protected boolean
consumed
Controls whether or not the event is sent back down to the peer once the source has processed it - false means it's sent to the peer; true means it's not.static long
CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting container events.static long
FOCUS_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting focus events.static long
HIERARCHY_BOUNDS_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting hierarchy bounds events.static long
HIERARCHY_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting hierarchy events.protected int
id
The event's id.static long
INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting input method events.static long
INVOCATION_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting invocation events.static long
ITEM_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting item events.static long
KEY_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting key events.static long
MOUSE_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting mouse events.static long
MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting mouse motion events.static long
MOUSE_WHEEL_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting mouse wheel events.static long
PAINT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting paint events.static int
RESERVED_ID_MAX
The maximum value for reserved AWT event IDs.static long
TEXT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting text events.static long
WINDOW_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting window events.static long
WINDOW_FOCUS_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting window focus events.static long
WINDOW_STATE_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting window state events.-
Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject
source
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description AWTEvent(Event event)
Constructs an AWTEvent object from the parameters of a 1.0-style event.AWTEvent(Object source, int id)
Constructs an AWTEvent object with the specified source object and type.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description protected void
consume()
Consumes this event, if this event can be consumed.int
getID()
Returns the event type.protected boolean
isConsumed()
Returns whether this event has been consumed.String
paramString()
Returns a string representing the state of thisEvent
.void
setSource(Object newSource)
Retargets an event to a new source.String
toString()
Returns a String representation of this object.-
Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject
getSource
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Field Detail
id
protected int id
The event's id.- See Also:
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getID()
,AWTEvent(java.lang.Object, int)
consumed
protected boolean consumed
Controls whether or not the event is sent back down to the peer once the source has processed it - false means it's sent to the peer; true means it's not. Semantic events always have a 'true' value since they were generated by the peer in response to a low-level event.- See Also:
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consume()
,isConsumed()
COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK
public static final long COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting component events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK
public static final long CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting container events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
FOCUS_EVENT_MASK
public static final long FOCUS_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting focus events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
KEY_EVENT_MASK
public static final long KEY_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting key events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
MOUSE_EVENT_MASK
public static final long MOUSE_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting mouse events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK
public static final long MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting mouse motion events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
WINDOW_EVENT_MASK
public static final long WINDOW_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting window events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
ACTION_EVENT_MASK
public static final long ACTION_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting action events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK
public static final long ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting adjustment events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
ITEM_EVENT_MASK
public static final long ITEM_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting item events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
TEXT_EVENT_MASK
public static final long TEXT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting text events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK
public static final long INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting input method events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
PAINT_EVENT_MASK
public static final long PAINT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting paint events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
INVOCATION_EVENT_MASK
public static final long INVOCATION_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting invocation events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
HIERARCHY_EVENT_MASK
public static final long HIERARCHY_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting hierarchy events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
HIERARCHY_BOUNDS_EVENT_MASK
public static final long HIERARCHY_BOUNDS_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting hierarchy bounds events.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
MOUSE_WHEEL_EVENT_MASK
public static final long MOUSE_WHEEL_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting mouse wheel events.- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
WINDOW_STATE_EVENT_MASK
public static final long WINDOW_STATE_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting window state events.- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
WINDOW_FOCUS_EVENT_MASK
public static final long WINDOW_FOCUS_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting window focus events.- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
RESERVED_ID_MAX
public static final int RESERVED_ID_MAX
The maximum value for reserved AWT event IDs. Programs defining their own event IDs should use IDs greater than this value.- See Also:
- Constant Field Values
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Constructor Detail
AWTEvent
public AWTEvent(Event event)
Constructs an AWTEvent object from the parameters of a 1.0-style event.- Parameters:
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event
- the old-style event
AWTEvent
public AWTEvent(Object source, int id)
Constructs an AWTEvent object with the specified source object and type.- Parameters:
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source
- the object where the event originated -
id
- the event type
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Method Detail
setSource
public void setSource(Object newSource)
Retargets an event to a new source. This method is typically used to retarget an event to a lightweight child Component of the original heavyweight source.This method is intended to be used only by event targeting subsystems, such as client-defined KeyboardFocusManagers. It is not for general client use.
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newSource
- the new Object to which the event should be dispatched - Since:
- 1.4
getID
public int getID()
Returns the event type.
toString
public String toString()
Returns a String representation of this object.- Overrides:
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toString
in classEventObject
- Returns:
- A a String representation of this EventObject.
paramString
public String paramString()
Returns a string representing the state of thisEvent
. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not benull
.- Returns:
- a string representation of this event
consume
protected void consume()
Consumes this event, if this event can be consumed. Only low-level, system events can be consumed
isConsumed
protected boolean isConsumed()
Returns whether this event has been consumed.
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